Crime & Safety

Gunman Tries To Rob Check Cashing Store On LES, Police Say

A man with a gun tried to rob a Payomatic on East Houston Street, police said.

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Cops are searching for a man with a gun who robbed a check cashing store on the Lower East Side, the NYPD said.
Cops are searching for a man with a gun who robbed a check cashing store on the Lower East Side, the NYPD said. (NYPD)

LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — A gunman tried to rob a check cashing store on the Lower East Side early Friday, according to the NYPD.

A man revealed a gun at a Payomatic at 303 East Houston St. and demanded cash from a clerk at the store Friday just after 3 a.m., police said.

Police said the clerk didn't give any money, and the man ran off westbound on East Houston Street.

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He is about 5 feet 7 inches tall and 180 pounds, police said.

Surveillance images released by the NYPD show him in a dark hooded-sweatshirt and grey sweatpants.

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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). All calls are strictly confidential.

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